Asian-American Comedians Who Are Blowing Up the Entertainment Game
Christopher Rosa | November 20, 2014 12:15 pm
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During a recent trip to VH1, Kal Penn — perhaps best known as Kumar Patel from the wildly standard Harold & Kumar franchise — told us how excited he is about the new wave of Asian-American comedians taking Hollywood by storm. And he’s really right.
From Mindy Kaling to Aziz Ansari, Asian-American amusing people are blowing up the game. Check out our gallery of 10 comedians who are getting us particularly pumped.
Watch Penn discuss the role of Asian-Americans in the media, and how he brought the subject to his class at the University of Pennsylvania. Yes, in addition to effective in the Obama administration, this Hollywood staple has been a guest lecturer at an Ivy League school. What have you done with your life?
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Tags: Kal Penn, Aziz Ansari, Ken Jeong, Mindy Kaling
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